WWE WrestleMania 30: Eight Mania Matches We Never Saw

The greatest thing about WrestleMania is the idea of seeing matches we wouldn’t normally think of viewing. Leave it to Vince McMahon to find common ground for the past 30 years to find opponents that not only captivate an audience, but build these super cards are the greatest inventions in sport entertainment.

And let me tell you something, brother, there is nothing like 40,000 wrestling fans screaming at the top of their lungs are performers give it their all on the business’s grandest stage. This is a year that might just top them all.

But as we look at year’s past and the hundreds of matches that have taken place in the many arenas and stadiums, there are still matches we have wanted to see, talk about from time to time and wishes with our nightly prayers that McMahon and the WWF and then the WWE would bring us Christmas eight months early. I think in some cases, we as adults hope for them from time to time as well. While the matches have been the stuff of legend, there are some we will never see in our lifetime. Here are eight matches that should have taken place at WrestleMania.

Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair

The two greatest icons in wrestling history never met at WrestleMania. I assume it is because Vince never wanted the crowds to favor Flair over Hogan. But in reality, wrestling fans made such a huge stink over which wrestler was better in their careers. Shouldn’t there have been a career-defining match?

Road Warriors vs. Demolition

The team that defined tag team wrestling vs. the team that wanted to create the illusion they were as good as the team they impersonated. Paul Ellering and Mr. Fuji at ringside. Oh, what a rush!

Randy Savage vs. Shawn Michaels

So many great things could have come from this kind of rivalry and set the WWF off into another stratosphere. It could have ushered in a new era without the need for Hulk Hogan to carry the torch for so long.

Rick Rude vs. Curt Hennig

Two of the greatest heels in the WWF of all time. To great mat technicians and two of the most underrated wrestlers prior to the Attitude Era. I would have paid money hand over fist to see these two wage war in a wrestling ring.

Ricky Steamboat v. Chris Jericho

This has all the makings of a Jericho/Michaels war. I suspect when Steamboat wasn’t bitching about being a family man to corporate, the WWF has thought about him and Michaels in a feud. This could have been 10 times better. They met in a gauntlet match (WrestleMania XXV)but it would have been great to see them one on one in the prime of their careers

Randy Savage vs. Roddy Piper

Again, one of those matches we never saw, but should have. There is everything to like about both characters and everything to hate. And if you thought the verbal jousting between Piper and Ric Flair was pretty damn entertaining, we could have seen the best vs. the best in this one.

Jerry Lawler vs. Arn Anderson

Anderson would have sold for Lawler like no one’s business. Lawler would have used his fists, Anderson would have wobbled. It would have been classic NWA wrestling at its finest.

Kurt Angle vs. Bret Hart

The two greatest technical wrestlers in history. Enough said.

Disclaimer: For the next 30 days, this will be an ongoing series of stories as we move down the Road to WrestleMania. Follow Camel Clutch Blog writer/blogger David M. Levin as he talks about the history, the pageantry and the success and failures of the past when it comes to wrestling’s biggest events. The views of the writer are not necessarily the views of Camel Clutch Blog, and this series is intended to ramp up the excitement that is associated with WrestleMania XXX and the Crescent City of New Orleans. Please enjoy this new feature and any comments are most welcome.

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